to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
such; like that; that sort of
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
that is to say; so that means
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to push aside; to push one's way through
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
beyond that point; after that
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
scenery; scene; landscape
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
road approaching a shrine
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment